The approximate average distances from the sun to Saturn and Jupiter are listed below:

Saturn: 1.43 x 10^9 kilometers
Jupiter: 7.78 x 10^8 kilometers
How much farther from the sun is Saturn? Express your answer using scientific notation.

1 answer

To find out how much farther Saturn is from the Sun compared to Jupiter, we need to subtract the distance to Jupiter from the distance to Saturn.

The distances are given as:

  • Saturn: \(1.43 \times 10^9\) kilometers
  • Jupiter: \(7.78 \times 10^8\) kilometers

First, we convert the distances to the same exponent for easier subtraction. We can express Jupiter's distance in terms of \(10^9\):

\[ 7.78 \times 10^8 = 0.778 \times 10^9 \]

Now we can subtract the two distances:

\[ 1.43 \times 10^9 - 0.778 \times 10^9 = (1.43 - 0.778) \times 10^9 \]

Calculating the subtraction:

\[ 1.43 - 0.778 = 0.652 \]

Now we express the result in scientific notation:

\[ 0.652 \times 10^9 = 6.52 \times 10^8 \]

Thus, Saturn is approximately \(6.52 \times 10^8\) kilometers farther from the Sun than Jupiter.